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FZNT24 KNHC 082033
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING 
AND MOVE TO SE LOUISIANA EARLY MON WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W. LOW PRES AND FRONT MOVE E OF AREA 
EARLY TUE WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER GULF LATE TUE 
THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW AHEAD OF FRONT 
THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS